Gas leak reported before house fire near West Sylvester Avenue

Heard on: Franklin, Perry, Jackson, Williamson, and Jefferson Counties Police, Fire and EMS

02:12

This transcript is auto-generated from live dispatch audio and may be incomplete or inaccurate. It is not an official report and may change.

00:00

You're on the 911 advising Thomas and West Sylvester Avenue, Christopher, reporting a possible structure fire.

00:11

51 Washington County line.

00:18

Thanks, 2110-4.

00:21

10-4, he advises the structure fire.

00:26

Copy, 10-8.

00:40

One ten four.

00:59

He's reporting a structure fire.

01:02

Stating she can hear a gas leak before she saw the fire.

01:10

This is (name withheld).

01:14

Received.

01:21

Copy on three.

01:30

Just giving you a status report.

01:33

Fire's been extinguished and we're venting up the structure.

01:36

Ten four.

01:38

Ten four.

01:55

You can go ahead and cancel my fire department.

01:57

I'm not sure what they've lit off in the fireplace, but they don't need our assistance, so you can cancel our fire department.

02:06

Fire chief answered.

02:09

I was going to see if we needed to cancel fire department.

7/30/2026 03:57 AM

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W Sylvester Ave, Christopher, IL 62822

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Not official report. AI-generated from public dispatch audio. Always verify with official sources.

As discussed during the dispatch call, dispatch received a 911 call about a possible structure fire near Thomas Street and West Sylvester Avenue in Christopher, with the caller reporting a gas leak sound before seeing fire. Responding crews reported the fire was extinguished, were venting the structure, and later determined that no additional fire department assistance was needed.

Gas leak reported before house fire near West Sylvester Avenue

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